Peridictyon

Peridictyon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Poaceae
Genus:
Peridictyon

Seberg, Fred. & Baden
Species:
P. sanctum
Binomial name
Peridictyon sanctum
(Janka) Seberg, Fred. & Baden nom. inval.
Synonyms[1]
  • Agropyron sanctum (Janka) Hackel e Formánek
  • Brachypodium sanctum (Janka) Janka
  • Festuca sancta Janka
  • Festucopsis sancta (Janka) Meld.

Peridictyon is a name that has been used for a genus of grass with a single species, Peridictyon sanctum nom. inval., native to southern Bulgaria and northern Greece,[1] but a technical problem with the publication means that it is not a botanical name.

  1. ^ a b Seberg, O.; Signe, F.; Baden, C.; Linde-Laursen, I. (1991), "Peridictyon, a new genus from the Balkan Peninsula, and its relationship with Festucopsis (Poaceae)", Willdenowia, 21 (1/2): 87–104, JSTOR 3996595